| The GS1 General Specifications manual describes the standards for bar codes and for the data that bar codes represent. The manual specifies all the standard identification numbers that are the core of the GS1 system and gives rules for their use. The details of the Application Identifiers which define the data to supplement identification are also given. The manual describes how and where to print the standard bar code symbols and how the data can be extracted from them. A glossary of terms is also included.
The manual gives the precise specifications that are necessary for correct implementation of the standards and is a reference document.
General
Specifications [format: pdf - size: 4MB]
New GS1 standards for automatic identification [format: pdf - size: 39 kb]
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